net-booting the install disks (Re: 8.x grudges)

[Mikhail T.]

07.07.2010 14:30, Randi Harper написав(ла):
>>   8.
>> >       I tried to do an install on one of the systems via netbooting
>> >       (pxeload) the disk1-image. It booted, but the sysinstall had to be
>> >       started manually and, once started, did not act the same as when
>> >       booted off of CD-ROM. Seems like a simple bit to correct so that
>> >       setting "init" to/usr/sbin/sysinstall/manually on every boot/  is
>> >       not necessary...
>>      
> This shouldn't be the case. IIRC, nothing has changed that would cause
> this. More info on your environment please?
>    
Well, I never tried /this/ part before, so I'm not claiming, there is 
/re/gression here. Just lack of /pro/gress :-)

I have the following special entry in the dhcpd.conf:

    subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
             range dynamic-bootp 192.168.1.150 192.168.1.186;
             next-server 192.168.1.140;
             option broadcast-address 192.168.1.255;
             option routers 192.168.1.1;
             option root-path "192.168.1.140:/cdrom";
             filename        "pxeboot";
    }

The filesystem accessible as /cdrom was an md-accessed 
FreeBSD-8.1-RC1-i386-disc1.iso (or bootonly). Can't easily recreate 
this, because the netbooting machine has now gone back to its owner.

The problem did not surprise me, because I followed (loosely) the 
instructions 
<http://www.freebsdwiki.net/index.php/Installing_FreeBSD_with_netboot>, 
where it was mentioned -- along with a work-around. If some simple logic 
can be put into the boot-image to allow it to do the right thing without 
manual fiddling, it would be great. Thanks!

    -mi